The Big Life

As of this post, we are still packing, packing, packing! So far over 50 boxes have been totally itemized and labeled, but it still looks like we haven't done anything. And we are getting out many boxes per day, even while we are expecting Julie's labor to start. We are thankful to the Lord for allowing us this time to get more accomplished before our new addition arrives, as once that occurs, not much else is going to be going on for a little while.

As for Edmonton, we are busily preparing ourselves to get there both physically and spiritually, and yet, the city itself is obviously totally unaware and probably couldn't care less about the whole thing. Praise God for living for Him and not man's opinion! Jesus sent out the apostles to be His witnesses in all the world, preaching the Gospel and making disciples. Doing His agenda consumed them, and their lives were huge with purpose and fruitfulness.

One of our very good friends, a sister in Christ, described once how the Lord led her to see her life from His perspective. She was traveling home with a ministry team from a weekly Bible study and was looking out the window thinking about what she did in life. Just a job at a small shop, helping out at home, friends, and of course, attending every event at church available. But that didn't seem so significant to her. Then, as she was looking at the moon, it came to her: "If you think of your life in terms of you, yes, your life is quite small. Because you are small. But if, like the moon is going around the earth, you remember that your life revolves around ME, your life will be huge. Because I am great."

People come and go, pursuing their goals, jobs, hopes, even just striving to make life work so they can get through another day. It can all seem trivial, like Solomon's wise cry so clearly points out: "Vanity, vanity, all is vanity..." But in God's eyes, and for His children, His servants, we are living the big life.

Blessings in His Great Name,

Dejan and Julie <><